Troubleshooting a water heater issue
I have been battling a water heater issue and figured it was time to have the forum take a crack at it. My water heater is made by a company that no longer exists. Apparently it was bought out by ...
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Yup j-d, that manual seems to cover the type of ignition an flame sense circuit on mine.
I am taking the rig on a paintball weekend tomorrow. If the heater doesn't behave, I have at least figured out how to energize the still working regulator solenoid and can manually turn on the water heater. I can't leave it on and ignore it, but I can at least let it run to make hot water for a shower and turn it off when I'm done.
So if the heater behaves this weekend, I will see if I can re-wind the dead solenoid or replace with a modern suburban two valve regulator. If it doesn't behave, I am not throwing good money after bad. I will replace with a new heater.
Forgot to mention that I had already bought an electric conversion kit for what I have, but didn't install it yet. I figure I can use it with either of my two options and have a modern, dual heat setup. Woohoo!
Jose
I am taking the rig on a paintball weekend tomorrow. If the heater doesn't behave, I have at least figured out how to energize the still working regulator solenoid and can manually turn on the water heater. I can't leave it on and ignore it, but I can at least let it run to make hot water for a shower and turn it off when I'm done.
So if the heater behaves this weekend, I will see if I can re-wind the dead solenoid or replace with a modern suburban two valve regulator. If it doesn't behave, I am not throwing good money after bad. I will replace with a new heater.
Forgot to mention that I had already bought an electric conversion kit for what I have, but didn't install it yet. I figure I can use it with either of my two options and have a modern, dual heat setup. Woohoo!
Jose
